Midterm NA - 2022-2023
1330 covert to standard time
1:30 pm
Hospice care
A types of health care is generally for people who will die in six months or less
A resident who is at risk for pressure injuries may have what type of mattress
An alternating pressure mattress
nursing assistant sees a call light for a resident who is not assigned to them
Answer the call light
Oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the left ventricle via the
Aorta
The best time to collect a sputum specimen is
Early in the morning
a sign that a stroke is occurring is
Facial droop
a nursing assistant might be asked to ____ during a code
Give chest compression during CPR
possible benefit of using an incentive spirometer
Helping clear the lungs
Covering the mouth when sneezing
Infection prevention for the portal of exit link
A person with _______________TB infection does not show symptoms and cannot infect others
Latent
Skilled nursing facilities
Long-term care is offered
Falls
Most of the accident in a facility
an overbed table be used for
Placement of meals
About 55% of blood is made up of
Plasma
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] was passed was to
Protect privacy of health information
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act[OBRA] was passed as a response to
Reports of abuse and poor care in long-term care facilities
Restraint-free care means that
Restraints are not kept or used at the facility for any reason
How should a resident with COPD be positioned
Sitting upright
The bedside stand is used for
Storing equipment
the best response by the nursing assistant if a resident want to leave a facility against medical advice (AMA)?
The NA should report to the charge nurse.
chain of command
The line of authority in a facility
Angina pectoris
The medical term for chest pain, pressure, or discomfort
Wash hands
The most important thing a nursing assistant can do to prevent the spread of disease
new residents may have trouble adjusting to life in a healthcare facility because
They have had to leave their home.
Psychological abuse
Threatening to harm a resident if he tells another caregiver about a problem
functions that the circulatory system
Transports oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells
Systemic infection
When pathogens enter the bloodstream and move throughout the body,
Where should the call light be placed when a nursing assistant leaves a resident's room?
Within the resident's reach
Person is unconscious
a condition that a person needs emergency medical help
Medicare
a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age or older or people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities.
Missing teeth or hair
a sign of abuse
Bathing a resident
a typical task that nursing assistants perform
The NA will use a tape measure.
nursing assistant measure the height of a resident who cannot get out of bed
Abuse
purposefully causing physical, mental, emotional, or financial pain or injury to someone.
Chest pain
resident condition that the NA should report immediately to the nurse
Dirty linen should be removed by
rolling it away from the nursing assistant.
nursing assistant give abdominal thrusts to someone who
to a person who can not speak, cough or breathe
When beginning to weigh a resident, the scale should be balanced at
zero
Smiling at a new resident
an example of nonverbal communication
objective information
based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells....."Mr. Castillo's blood pressure is 115/68."
identify a resident
before all care procedures
Information a Safety Data Sheet [SDS] contains
comparisons of other chemicals
Sterilization
destroys all microorganisms, including those that form spores.
Disinfection
destroys pathogens but not all pathogens
a person with TB ___________shows symptoms of the illness and can spread it to others.
disease
Name 3 things you might observe while caring for your residents
essay question
symptoms is more often experienced by women during a heart attack
extreme fatigue
Supplies oxygen to body cells
function of the respiratory system
When should elastic stockings be applied?
in the morning
